I’m not sure when it was, but around the 7th season of Grey’s Anatomy, the quality is not what it used to be. I really do not get the same high from listening to their soundtrack, but I watch the show nonetheless. The soundtrack for many of these early years were released on 4 CDs between 2005 and 20111, all of which I purchased because I enjoyed the music so much. Much of this music I consider as favorites and have them on my iPhone for replaying them regularly (see below). Some of these tracks have been not only used more than once since their original airing on Grey’s Anatomy, but also played with covers. Episode 18 in season 7, the so called Grey’s Anatomy: The Music Event has covers, sung by the show actors, of six of my favorites listed below, as indicated by ‘(1)’.
What happened to the quality of the Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack since these were released in the first seven seasons? Did the person responsible for selecting the music for the soundtrack leave? Danny Lux is apparently the Music Coordinator for the show, but I have a hard time believing it’s currently the same Music Coordinator. If the same Music Coordinator is selecting the music, maybe what Rhimes did to the music with the Grey’s Anatomy: The Music Event caused a stroke?
My Favorites of Released Grey’s Anatomy Soundtracks
On Volume 1
- The Postal Service “Such Great Heights“
- Tegan and Sara “Where Does the Good Go?”
- Mike Doughty “Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well”
- Get Set Go “Wait” (1)
- Rilo Kiley “Portions for Foxes”
- The Ditty Bops “There’s a Girl”
- The Radio “Whatever Gets You Through Today”
- Inara George “Fools in Love”
On Volume 2
- The Fray “How to Save a Life” (1)
- Moonbabies “War on Sound”
- KT Tunstall “Universe & U” [acoustic extravaganza version] (1)
- Metric “Monster Hospital“
- Gomez “How We Operate” [radio edit] (1)
- Get Set Go “I Hate Everyone” [clean version]
- Foy Vance “Homebird”
- Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” [acoustic version] (1)
On Volume 3
- Peter, Bjorn & John “Young Folks“
- The Bird and the Bee “Again & Again”
- Feist “Sealion“
- Bill Ricchini “A Cold Wind Will Blow Through Your Door”
- Grace Potter & The Nocturnals “Falling Or Flying”
- Koop “Come to Me”
- Keisha White “Don’t Mistake Me”
- Jesus Jackson “Running On Sunshine” (1)
- Paolo Nutini “Million Faces”
- Mat Kearney “Breathe In, Breathe Out”
- Gomez “Moon and Sun”
- John Legend “Sun Comes Up”
- Ingrid Michaelson “Keep Breathing”
- Brandi Carlile “The Story” (1)
Volume 4
- Lykke Li “Get Some“
- Scars on 45 “Heart on Fire”
- Katie Herzig “Way to the Future”
- The National “England”
- Graffiti6 “Stare Into the Sun”
- Lissie “Worried About”
- Correatown “Further”
- The Republic Tigers “The Infidel”
- Tim Myers “Entwined”
(1) Featured in soundtrack for the season 7 episode 18 “Song Beneath the Song“
REFERENCES
- Wikipedia.org. ‘Grey’s Anatomy (Soundtrack)‘. Accessed 15 July 2022.
T.P.Caruso 